The drilling program included a pilot hole to establish the optimum drilling location for the horizontal production sections. A total of 11,346 meters was drilled and a 5.5 inch predrilled liner was run on the Galoc 3 horizontal production section. During the drilling of both Galoc 3 and 4, logging while drilling (LWD) logs were acquired.
Joanne Williams, deputy managing director of Nido, said: We are very pleased with the results of the Galoc drilling program. To put it in perspective, the total production section that has been achieved is the equivalent of over two and half times the total length of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Looking forward, the next milestone in the development will be the well testing planned later this month. I look forward to flowing these wells for the first time and to the start of production in the next few months.
